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Les Coquelicots, a not-for-profit association, created in 2006, provides an education in both German and French for children aged from 2 years old up to primary. We teach the Basel Stadt and French curricula in parallel and our syllabus is fully accredited by the Basel Education Department. 

  • Full immersion in German and French with well-rounded and stimulating curriculums.
  • We are the first and only Kindergarten and Primary school in Switzerland to be awarded the bilingual accreditation by the Swiss Bilingualism Forum, for a coherent and consistent commitment to bilingualism.
  • Quality education in a family atmosphere, with reading and writing from an early age.
  • Extracurricular activities in French and German.
  • Ideally located within walking distance from Basel’s SBB train station and the city centre.
  • Conveniently located next to a park for daily playtimes.
  • Our accredited Swiss (Lehrplan 21) and French dual-language programme enables a seamless transition into the next education milestone for your child.
  • We integrate and foster environmental initiatives. In 2019, we were awarded the Eco-School, “Green Flag” designation, an internationally renowned project.
  • Full-day versatile care from 07.45-18.00 with core school hours from 08.30-16.00.

Mission and Values

Our Mission is to:

  • be a diverse, inclusive and dynamic school that fosters the highest standard of learning within a nurturing environment where every child is an individual, valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential.
  • ensure our children and pupils receive a well-rounded, stimulating and robust educational programme facilitating self-motivated curiosity for learning, adaptability and confidence to do and acheive more

Our Values:

  • focusses on recognising individuality and a child-customised approach, in a happy and supportive environment. 
  • in addition to high academic standards, emanate from respect, commitment, courage, curiosity and collaboration, and an understanding of the community around us and engagement with environmental initiatives.

We invite you to explore our website and visit us for a tour to find out how your child would thrive at our school.

For enquiries please contact us:

Email: info@ecbasel.ch  Tel: +41 61 535 10 61 (mornings)

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